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Recent Examples of calmly
One play after hitting Mims, Nix calmly stepped up as pressure arrived and led running back Tyler Badie for an 11-yard catch-and-run.
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Wall Street opened relatively calmly Wednesday, some nine-and-a-half hours into the shutdown.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Jenkins was ready, calmly raising his camera to capture the eruption.
—John Armwood Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The mega pop star calmly and warmly introduced herself and posed for photos.
—Cherry Jaymes, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Video shows the bear calmly pulling open the fridge door, grabbing its prize, and strolling out to eat it in the yard.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Even when Nasserzadeh would mess up as a kid, her mother would listen calmly to the situation and simply try to remind her to avoid the mistake next time.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Sofi sat calmly in the courtroom, trying to stay focused.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Wall Street opened relatively calmly Wednesday, some nine-and-a-half hours into the shutdown.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Jenkins was ready, calmly raising his camera to capture the eruption.
—John Armwood Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The mega pop star calmly and warmly introduced herself and posed for photos.
—Cherry Jaymes, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Video shows the bear calmly pulling open the fridge door, grabbing its prize, and strolling out to eat it in the yard.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Even when Nasserzadeh would mess up as a kid, her mother would listen calmly to the situation and simply try to remind her to avoid the mistake next time.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Sofi sat calmly in the courtroom, trying to stay focused.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly
Adverb
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The director’s approach is coolly distant and underpowered; even scenes of bloody battle in the ring feel merely informational.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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After Rodrigo De Paul was clipped inside the 18-yard box for a penalty, Suarez stepped up to coolly convert from the spot with a low effort to the left.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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No one can protect our freedom to peacefully disagree alone.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Or ignore each other and peacefully coexist?—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All three kittens were in a cage in the trunk of their minivan, placidly watching us.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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One goalkeeper robot stood placidly as its opponent kicked a ball at its legs several times before finally managing to score.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Calmly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calmly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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